Augduck

Totally agree Massduck and appreciate the maturity on this board. Scanning a few boards and there are many calling for Lanning's firing. Are there some things Dan would do differently? I am sure, and this will grind at him till they take the field next week. It always amazes me how many folks get irrational over things. Glad for the decency on this board.

Great post. Rational and reasonable.

I no longer watch Gameday. It’s become old, stale, tired and predictable. The Corso headgear thing has become trite. I get the students like it but it’s time to refresh that show. Reece Davis and Desmond Howard hate the Ducks and if Oregon were playing the Lane County School of Cosmetology they would pick the Fighting Cosmetologists.

Whew- hope these folks are right.

I've learned to read very little of what emanates from the north. And their social media posts are drenched in so much hyperbole and vitriol that I just learned to waste no energy reading them.

Very thankful Mario is not here. His game plan for this one would be nothing more than runs plays up the middle and on a rare occasion a run left or right and impose our physicality at the LOS.😉

Hope he plays. I was thinking they help him out at Stanford so to ensure he is fully good to go.

Love reading all the optimistic stuff here. I wish I could say it is quelling my nerves.😨

The old axiom applies here: 'They are not jealous of what you have. They are jealous of what they can't have'.

Thanks for these insights Nevada Dawg. Appreciate you sharing this. We'll soon know.

Dan's response:

Agree about 'Win the Day' but again it was most closely equated with Chip and I understand why they don't use it. Each coach wants to put their trademark on things. I love one thing Dan really harps on which is to 'play the game NOT the occasion' (I sure hope they remember that on Saturday and not get caught up in the hype). I think they will and one key factor, Nix is very mature. Not saying Penix is not as well but Bo definitely has a level of maturity in him that I think fuels that team.

Seems as though there was a kerfuffle yesterday amongst some in the fan base because Dorlus was not seen at practice and that certainly piqued everyone's attention. The good news, he WAS there today and was a full go so perhaps was something with school.

Mario has certainly taken the hits in the media. He still is not fully owning it. In a slightly veiled attempt to accept a slight bit of blame he did say they should have taken a knee and he should have overruled the play call. He will never change. He is the head coach and fancies himself the CEO of the organization. Makes me wonder if the team will recover and more importantly if they will respect him. He preaches culture and family yet just can't live by his own mantra. Wonder what John Ruiz thinks of his investment now. Then again John has other urgent matters that are probably consuming his time.

Coaches always talk about paying attention to the details. Well Dan and the Oregon staff apparently do so as well. A poster on another board pointed shared that Sione Laulea is LDS and his faith is extremely important to him and his family. Of the schools recruiting him (final 3- UO; USC & Miami) only ONE of them took the time on his recruiting visit to take him to church. Yes, Oregon arranged for him to check out the local church and attend a meeting there. There is some speculation that this tipped the scales in Oregon's' favor.

All signs point to Oregon BUT as noted he does have a lot of offers.

Dan is very astute and given his track record so far I trust him to do what is best.

What is most perplexing is Mario just continues to do the same dumb stuff over and over. You would think he would learn. Stubborn is one thing, stupid is another. I liked Mario in the very beginning of his tenure. I had an opportunity to meet him early on and found him pleasant but there was always something about him that bothered me and I could never quite put my finger on it. It was not something I spent too much time contemplating. Then he left and Dan came and the more I listened to Dan early on I realized what it was. Dan is authentic and real. Mario is not. As I have said before, Dan does not have to be the smartest man in the room, Mario does. I re-watched the Unfiltered interview with Dan and it firmed up my authentic and real assessment even more.

Dan made a very interesting comment in the beginning when he addressed the issue about being as young as he is/was when he got the job . I heard it but then went back and listened again. It's telling. Don't want to spoil for others so will wait till a few more people weigh in after watching it.

This is a must watch. Dan is just so real and authentic. I can't think of an Oregon coach in recent times who even comes close. It's clear he does not have to be the smartest man in the room.

Notice how improved the team is the strength and conditioning department now that Feld is gone?????

I suspect there is some subterfuge going on with DeBoer as there is with DL. The week off will certainly help both teams no doubt. Unless someone gets some real valid insights via a backdoor source I don't think we'll really know with either team till game time. Just my $.02

Based on what I heard from some Oregon people who saw him on the sideline in the second half and then post game , the word was he was 'fine'. That's of course subjective but maybe he did practice today. Hard to read much into Dan's comments. Just my observation.

Very sorry to hear this. Had heard from some people there was fear of a season ending injury. Obviously that came to pass. Good thoughts to him for a full and speedy recovery.

Very amazing story. Bo and his entire family are truly good people. Can't lie, I shed a couple of tears.😢